Today I wanted to do something I haven't done in ages, namely updating you on my Day Zero Project. Let's get straight into it, shall we?
Saturday 16 July 2016
DAY ZERO UPDATE #5
Hi there!
Today I wanted to do something I haven't done in ages, namely updating you on my Day Zero Project. Let's get straight into it, shall we?
Today I wanted to do something I haven't done in ages, namely updating you on my Day Zero Project. Let's get straight into it, shall we?
Saturday 9 July 2016
79 HOURS IN PARIS | #3
Hour 3
The queue, although long, moves fast and after five minutes we are only thirty feet away from the security guards that are checking every other bag. Step by step, we get closer to what has a reputation to be one of the most beautiful cathedrals of Paris. We walk through the door, and once our eyes have adjusted to the minimal amount of light, we see why it has that reputation. The skyhigh vaulted ceiling is lit by dozens of candles in chandeliers, hanging above the many wooden benches lining the aisle. On either side of the church is a gallery with a lower - but still high - ceiling and recesses with statues and paintings of catholic saints. Next to some of the recesses, wooden stands with waxine lights offer people the opportunity to ask help from one. I walk along the left side of the cathedral toward the back. Halfway, the gallery ends, opening up into a side aisle. On the right, ten metres above the stone floor, daylight falls through a huge stained glass window, throwing coloured shadows along the walls and the floor. At the back of the cathedral, a statue of Jesus Christ on the cross is lit from beneath by numeral spotlights. 'How's it hanging, fella?' I hear someone ask. I smile at the silliness of the overdone joke. I grab my phone to take the pictures that have been made a million times.
The queue, although long, moves fast and after five minutes we are only thirty feet away from the security guards that are checking every other bag. Step by step, we get closer to what has a reputation to be one of the most beautiful cathedrals of Paris. We walk through the door, and once our eyes have adjusted to the minimal amount of light, we see why it has that reputation. The skyhigh vaulted ceiling is lit by dozens of candles in chandeliers, hanging above the many wooden benches lining the aisle. On either side of the church is a gallery with a lower - but still high - ceiling and recesses with statues and paintings of catholic saints. Next to some of the recesses, wooden stands with waxine lights offer people the opportunity to ask help from one. I walk along the left side of the cathedral toward the back. Halfway, the gallery ends, opening up into a side aisle. On the right, ten metres above the stone floor, daylight falls through a huge stained glass window, throwing coloured shadows along the walls and the floor. At the back of the cathedral, a statue of Jesus Christ on the cross is lit from beneath by numeral spotlights. 'How's it hanging, fella?' I hear someone ask. I smile at the silliness of the overdone joke. I grab my phone to take the pictures that have been made a million times.
Saturday 2 July 2016
JUNE FAVOURITES
Hi there!
Gosh, I feel like the first half of this year has FLOWN by, seriously. It's July now - not according to the still incredibly dreary weather here but okay - which means it's time for my June Favourites. Next time I'll be making a video, I think, so this might be the last Favourites as a blogpost...
Anyway.
Gosh, I feel like the first half of this year has FLOWN by, seriously. It's July now - not according to the still incredibly dreary weather here but okay - which means it's time for my June Favourites. Next time I'll be making a video, I think, so this might be the last Favourites as a blogpost...
Anyway.
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